neurology

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May 30, 2022

Pain, anxiety should be dealt with soon after MS diagnosis

Screening for depression also should happen quickly to maintain quality of life, two new studies of multiple sclerosis indicate. 

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Aphasia is a disorder that can impact a person's ability to speak or understand language.
March 31, 2022

Aphasia creates neural roadblock to communication

A disorder that can impact a person's ability to speak or understand language is receiving attention this week, following

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October 26, 2021

DOD funds $4.3M human trial on device to enhance sleep

Researchers will use new technology and imaging to improve the brain's waste clearance, impaired by sleep disruption.

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October 5, 2021

NIH awards $10 million to study concussions in schoolkids

The aim is to discern whether biomakers can help predict which children are more at risk of persistent post-concussion symptoms.

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September 1, 2021

Beyond dopamine: New reward circuitry discovered

In a paper published in Nature Neuroscience, researchers pushed the science forward on our reward pathways.

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August 2, 2021

Retina ‘hardwired’ to predict path of moving objects

Finding helps explain how baseball players can connect with a 100-mph fastball and how the rest of us manage everyday tasks.

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December 16, 2020

COVID-19 spike proteins may cause neurological issues

Some COVID-19 patients have long-term neurological issues in addition to respiratory problems.  New research published in Nature Neuroscience shows that COVID-19 spike protein, the red arm of the virus, can cross the blood-brain barrier. Dr.

Illustration of a storm in your brain from COVID-19
December 16, 2020

Research strongly suggests COVID-19 virus enters the brain

A study published in Nature Neuroscience shows how spike protein crosses the blood-brain barrier.

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July 17, 2020

Brain stimulator makes West Coast debut in Seattle

Updated device also records brain signals so physicians can better manage patients’ conditions such as Parkinson’s, essential tremor and epilepsy.

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January 15, 2020

Use of hormone provides no neuroprotection in preemies

NIH-funded, nationwide study, led by a UW Medicine newborn care physician, suggests erythropoietin, while safe, may not protect against severe brain damage. 

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